Sunday, February 5, 2012

Mongolian Challenge - only 17 weeks!

Mongolia. Land of blue skies, legends, folklore and emptiness; for most people with an interest in the horse, it has always been a mythological place.

From Genghis Khan and his mighty armies to the people of Mongolia today, those who ride the Steppes have always had, for me at any rate, a Mythical status.

Most nomadic families today still keep a herd of horses; a really good horse is considered one of a man’s most prized possessions. The horse remains the most common and reliable form or transport, able to go where roads do not exist, which is a large part of Mongolia. And there’s so much more. Imagine hunting with an Eagle, learning how to hunt, as a child, with your very own eagle; the child and the bird growing together.

Who, with imagination, would not jump at the chance to go there? And if, in the process, we can help others, why hesitate?Here’s my plan for June.

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Welcome

Thank you for visiting my Blog - a bit neglected these last months as events overtook me. Time to re-launch myself now.

I lived in southern France for almost ten years and wrote about French life and culture, hence the Blog name. Various Newspapers & Magazines in France, Ireland, England, and the USA have published my work. I've also contributed to two successful books.

For the moment, I am in Ireland, on the east coast, beside the sea and minutes from all Dublin city has to offer. It's a total change from life in the tiny hamlet in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where my little house is one of only five dwellings. Both places have advantages; I can slip into either way of life quite easily but France is where I prefer to live.